A record 212 people who defend our land and environment were killed last year, reports Global Witness - an international NGO dedicated to preventing extractive industries from infringing on human rights. This is an average of more than four people a week. Shockingly, over half of all reported killings last …
AGRA: Even as the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Authority on Thursday decided on a complete ban of use of coal within an area of 10,400 sq km covering six districts to control pollution, eminent environmentalist, MC Mehta, has said that this is not enough and making TTZ an independent body, …
GHAZIABAD: The NGT is likely to decide on the contempt plea filed by city-based environmentalist Sushil Raghav against GDA after the development agency failed to obtain environmental clearance for its UP Gate to Rajnagar Extension elevated road project. The GDA on December 18 last year submitted an affidavit in the …
KOCHI: The activists of the Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi have called for stringent action against the police officers who have colluded with the Cochin Mineral and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) management in framing false case against their members. They alleged that the top officials of the Kerala state pollution control board …
Looking to fast-track irrigation and other development works, the Centre has proposed to decentralise its power by increasing the ambit of state government authorities to grant environmental clearances (ECs) to projects involving irrigation and mining of non-coal minerals and minor minerals, including sand. The environment ministry has come out with …
Likely to be headed by a bureaucrat, Punjab’s Directorate of Environment and Climate Change will be a 18-member body that will act as the nodal agency for preparing strategy and policy on environment-related issues. Approved by the Cabinet recently, the proposed directorate will have technical and environmental experts on its …
A Brazilian activist who helped thousands of people in the Amazon rainforest to use their land sustainably won an international environmental award on Wednesday. Despite threats from logging companies, Maria Margarida Ribeiro da Silva, from the northern state of Pará, has been campaigning for more than a decade for the …
NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has clarified that it is not declaring Amarnath a 'silent zone' and devotees have to maintain silence only in front of the idol. Yesterday, the NGT declared it a 'silent zone' and prohibited religious offerings beyond the entry point. Reiterating its yesterday's order, the …
NEW DELHI: In a bid to preserve the eco- sensitive Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, the National Green Tribunal today declared it a "silence zone" and prohibited religious offerings beyond the entry point. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said the Amarnath Shrine Board should …
The expansion of cities, demand for energy and water crisis, overall environmental conservation is a cause of concern for all the stakeholders. The consumerism type of society thinks that all the natural resources are for their consumption only. We are living in a society where everyone is running a race …
This year has been the deadliest for environmental women defenders, with 200 assignations reported across the globe, and most of them were killed over land and forest conflicts, rights activists said on Monday. Paying a tribute on the inaugural day of the three-day third UN Environment Assembly here, they highlighted …
An environmental scientist, Mr. Kwame Owusu says individuals engaged in ‘galamsey’ will soon die due to the use of chemicals in extracting gold. He told Rainbow Radio that the sector poses serious dangers to human health and the environment. He explained, dust and fumes from drilling and blasting of ore …
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has stopped automatic monitoring of air quality index (AQI) in Kolkata at a time when pollution levels in the city have started approaching Delhi's levels. The city, consequently, has gone unrepresented on the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) national AQI table since the …
Panaji: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, continuing a stay on permissions for constructions within 100m of high tide line, a few projects approved by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) are likely come to come under judicial scrutiny. The projects range from toilet blocks on sand dunes …
Trichy: The Trichy Corporation seized around 670 kg banned plastic carry bags from commercial shops and collected a fine of Rs 26,000 from the dealers in the city on Thursday. Even though corporation sources claimed that plastic bags production houses are not functioning in the city limits, the civic body …
PANJIM: The hearing on the water sharing of River Mhadei before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal has strengthened Goa’s case with State witness, environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar, giving accurate replies to the cross examination on environment, forest and wildlife for the State. Kerkar was cross examined by Karnataka and was posed …
Though it may sound strange, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) meet for the River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) held on October 24 last seemed oblivious to the fact that the existing Ranganadi hydroelectric project has been blamed by the suffering people …
NGT directs govt to come up with solutions to stop stubble burning. New Delhi: As sale of air purifiers in Delhi have shot up in recent times, especially in the national capital, due to severe levels of air pollution and the toxic smog that had shrouded the city for seven …
Asking NTPC to approach the government for modification, the bench said, "The Government of India has issued a notification. We are not going to modify the ... notification." The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to modify the Centre’s notification banning the use of furnace oil and pet coke in Uttar …
THANE: Breathless, could be the one word that can describe the life in the lake city. A study by the municipal administration has revealed that more than 90% of the over 22 lakh population live in areas where the air pollution levels breach the quality norms. They are inhaling invisible …
KOCHI: About 18 months after its inauguration, the muchtouted National Green Tribunal's (NGT) circuit bench in Kochi has been permanently shut down. The bench stopped functioning from November 10. A team of three members from the NGT, Chennai, arrived in Kochi the same day and took all the case files …
